Dozens Killed In Attack On Nigerian School

by Wochit
0:35 mins

Dozens Killed In Attack On Nigerian School

by Wochit
0:35 mins

Islamic militants set fire to a locked dormitory at a school in northern Nigeria, then shot and slit the throats of students who tried to escape through windows during a pre-dawn attack Tuesday. Dozens of students were killed, including many who were burned alive. Teachers who escaped through the bush on foot said as many as 40 students died in the attack by militants of Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is forbidden." Community leaders said they buried 29 victims.